and, now outside of virginia. heading up toward new england and emergency coordinators around the long island sound worry earlier storm damage could compounder earl's impact there. >> coastal communities could be impacted even by a relatively minor weather situation. >> we're concerned that winds gusting over 40 miles an hour, out of the northwest could break some of those damaged trees down. bill: could be 40, i mean, at the minimum. you could have a lot of damage from that intensity and here's a glimpse of earl from outer space courtesy of nasa, what an enormous piece of mother nature that thing is -- has developed into. how are you doing, janice? meteorologist janice dean, what are you seeing, my friend, good morning. >> i want to commend you with your interview with bill reid and you bring up a great point, we are not done with the storm, cape cod and the islands could take a direct hit later on this afternoon from a hurricane and the good news is, for now, the worst of the storm stayed offshore and we have to